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Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Jul 20 2019 09:25
Highly-rated full-back stars in AFCON best XI Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.41 ratingEgypt breezed through the group stages, progressing to the last-16 at a canter, before their knockout stage defeat to South Africa. It was a blow to the hosts, who had hoped to go all the way on home turf, but they still have three players in the A...
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Senegal dominate AFCON semi-final best XI after Tunisia triumph

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 15 2019 15:15
Senegal dominate AFCON semi-final best XI after Tunisia triumph Goalkeeper: Alfred Gomis (Senegal) - 8.31 ratingThe first of six Senegal players to feature, goalkeeper Alfred Gomis comes away with the player of the round award after landing a WhoScored rating of 8.31 from their extra time 1-0 win over Tunisia. The 25-year-old made two saves in the narrow victory...
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Mahrez and Mane miss out on AFCON semi-final combined XI

by Josh Wright at Saturday, Jul 13 2019 08:32
Mahrez and Mane miss out on AFCON semi-final combined XI Now there are only four teams left in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, we have worked out a combined XI considering only players that have made at least three appearances in the competition this summer. There is plenty of talent among the squads for Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia and N...
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Algeria lead the way in AFCON team of the round

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 9 2019 13:40
Algeria lead the way in AFCON team of the round Goalkeeper: Mouez Hassen (Tunisia) - 7.99 ratingTunisia sprung something of an upset in their progression to the next round of AFCON 2019 as they dumped heavyweights Ghana out of the competition on penalties at the last-16 stage. Mouez Hassen may not have played any part of the shootout, with head c...
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Chelsea defender makes AFCON team of the round

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Jun 30 2019 15:26
Chelsea defender makes AFCON team of the round Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) - 7.42 ratingSecuring his second WhoScored rating of 7.42 in a 2019 AFCON match, Egypt’s Mohamed El-Shenawy was a solid performer as the hosts secured their second win and clean sheet of the competition at DR Congo’s expense. In the 2-0 victory, the...
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Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jun 20 2019 11:20
Liverpool star duo feature in Senegal dominated AFCON XI With the Africa Cup of Nations kicking off in Egypt this Friday we take a look at the highest rated XI that have been selected for the tournament using our statistical ratings from Europe’s top five leagues last season.Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy (Senegal) - 6.85While Sadio Mane will be in the s...
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The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 10 2018 09:35
The top-rated Premier League players at the World Cup The Premier League is a hotbed of talent and a number of players from across the world have taken their chance to prove their worth at the World Cup. Here, using our unique rating system, we run through the best performing Premier League players in Russia…10. Harry Maguire - England and Leice...
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WhoScored's top rated performances at the World Cup so far

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 5 2018 14:40
WhoScored's top rated performances at the World Cup so far With the quarter-finals of the World Cup looming, now is as good a time as any to take stock and look back at the top-rated performances in Russia 2018 so far using WhoScored.com’s unique rating system…10. Eden Hazard vs TunisiaEden Hazard chipped in with a man of the match display agai...
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World Cup Group Stage Round-up: The best rated eliminated XI

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 29 2018 15:50
World Cup Group Stage Round-up: The best rated eliminated XI As sweet the taste of victory at the World Cup my be, there is a bitterness to being eliminated, particularly if a player or team has impressed, but ultimately been dumped out of the competition at the group stage, and Russia 2018 is no different.Here, using our unique rating system, we take a look ...
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The Best Bets: Finding the juiciest odds for Group D’s final games

by Josh Wright at Tuesday, Jun 26 2018 14:36
The Best Bets: Finding the juiciest odds for Group D’s final games The old saying goes that you are only as good as your last performance. If that is true, then Argentina may as well pack their bags now and return to South America. Jorge Sampaoli’s side are bottom of Group D after being thrashed 3-0 by Croatia and are on the brink of elimination from the 2018...
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